Lifting a 1400 pound log with one hand

I made a homemade log lifter with a hand crank winch . #offgrid #logging #chainsaw #chainsawmill #wood #woodworking #loglift #loglifter #strength #muscle

[Neithersilvernorgold]

Great ingenuity but the background noise is hideous, redo it with something better & you’ll probably get more likes.

[MikeNowak-blnu]

where did you get tha cant hook to make this log lifter?

[upstatecre]

Thanks for posting this! Where did you buy your parts?

[FumblingArborist]

I'm even more impressed that those flimsy party hat traffic cones took 700lb each

[lauramater]

I like it I grew up before ppe lord how do some get so unwinding. Cool stuff

[Whichbindoesthisgoin]

Man I miss my toes.
Do you still have yours?

[wooddoug]

That's a cool tool. I can't believe it doesn't tip over.

[envisionCamusa]

That terrible background noise is worse than having a tooth pulled without Novocaine.
I wanted to watch but my ears were bleeding after 30 seconds.

[alexandermayerkirstein]

This is more of a training video of how NOT to work with 1400lb logs. No safety equipment, rolling logs while standing next to them instead of away from the roll directions, chainsaw bar almost got pinched, the helper was betting his lower body parts on the cones holding, hammering the lift hook without any retaining contingencies was a huge risk. If the log would have fallen from even 6in off the ground no telling which direction it would have rolled, had the lift hook come out the log no telling how far back the jack would rocket, but safe to say the log rolling or dropping onto any human body part would require reconstructive surgery if not amputation. Logs are round and tend to roll, except when on top of you then it takes a tractor to budge them. Having one guy to help another stuck under a log is futile. The guy stuck would be there until fire crews could extract him safely. Good safety preparedness video of what not to do. The music sounds like a bombing raid siren, fitting, danger danger danger! Silver lining is that this showcases the issues inherent in taking unqualified guidance on YouTube.

[peterellis]

I think I should paint my peevy orange like that. Might keep me from losing it so often ;)

[kltil]

So by "one hand" you actually meant two hands and a special tool the average person doesn't have.

[peterellis]

If I were to use a jack like that on my sand, I would need to put a paver under the foot, or it would just punch a hole in the ground. Still, I could probably use one...

[mariusmossum]

That was a disappointment. Even though you winded it up with one hand, I saw the need for at least four hands doing the job! And you only used tools anyone within forestry would have already, in completely standard ways. Anyone that could actually benefit from the knowledge, would have learned nothing. You are even setting a horrible examble with using no PPE at all, while handling the chainsaw. 😕